Fordham Law School Professor Joel Reidenberg‘s testimony before Congress on privacy safeguards for student data is mentioned in the Charlotte Observer.
He testified that information is exposed to hackers and to data collections used for non-educational purposes. Most of the information is stored in a cloud and usually not deleted even after students graduate, several witnesses said.
“The approach of FERPA is outdated,” Reidenberg said. “It is focused on privacy and parental access, but it does not cover the use of the information collected.”
Read the Charlotte Observer‘s entire article here.